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Wow. Oh, well. Recording live from glory old studios in Chicago and beyond. This is cognitive dissonance. Every episode we blast

anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism and irreverence.

To any topic that makes the news makes it skepticism and irreverence.

to any topic that makes the news makes it big or makes us mad.

It's skeptical, it's political, and there is no welcome mad. There is a Christmas tree though because it's a Christmas episode.

It is a Christmas mother fucking episode.

Merry Christmas time.

How are you?

I am on, does this episode come out on Christmas day day.

It comes out on Christmas day for everybody

it'll be Christmas day and then

wide release.

Wide release is Christmas day.

Probably Christmas Eve or maybe before so.

Well, drink up some horrible eggnog you're a bad person

eggnog's bad for you you know relax with your lousy relatives open some gifts no

I'm kidding to Getting together.

Were you a traveler?

Yeah, we always went up to my, my dad's family

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